The Republic of Vietnam
Cross of Gallantry with Palm
Unit Citation
Number Two Squadron,
The Royal Australian Air Force
(as part of 35th Tactical Fighter Wing)

Units awarded this citation receive a unit citation streamer,
coloured the same as the Gallantry Cross with Palm, for display
on the unit colours. Members of the unit during the period
of the award are conferred with the right to wear the ribbon of
the Gallantry Cross with Palm, mounted in a gold
frame. In addition, the Commanding Officer of the
unit is granted an individual award of the decoration, Gallantry
Cross with Palm. The ribbon coloured Gallantry Cross with
Palm is also presented to all personnel of supporting, attached,
and subordinate units of the 35th Tactical Fighter Wing during
the period.

Citation for
The 35th Tactical Fighter Wing, US Air Force,
Including No 2 Squadron,
The Royal Australian Air Force

The award was made on the 9th of October 1970, as follows:

The 35th Tactical Fighter Wing, United States Air Force,
operating in the Republic of Vietnam from September 1968 to the
present, has performed in a fantastic manner because of its
dedicated support personnel - and heroic pilots, who, under
extremely difficult mission situations, and with personal
disregard for the dangers involved, have conducted air strike
missions against communist strongholds and provided air support
to operations organized by both the armies of the Republic of
Vietnam and the United States of America in Military Regions Two,
Three and Four.Heavy losses to the enemy were
inflicted by over fifty-three thousand air strike and air support
missions flown by the F-100 and Canberra units of the 35th
Tactical Fighter Wing. These extremely hazardous missions
account for over two thousand, five hundred enemy killed in
action, thousands of enemy installations, artillery towers,
boats, crew-served-weapons locations destroyed and many miles of
communication trenches completely disrupted.Moreover,
in another area of achievement, the dispensary established by the
35th Tactical Fighter Wings has assisted the medical civic action
programs at Thap Chan, Hai Chu, Dong Yang, and Ann Xuan villages
as well as the Phan Rang village orphanages, so that thousands of
people have been provided life- giving medical treatment.